The purpose of the guidelines is to coordinate activities, and to protect children at risk (from physical and mental violence, injuries and abuse, neglect and lack of care, torture or abuse, including sexual abuse) and enable their rehabilitation; this is carried out by governmental or non-governmental organizations.
La finalidad de esas directrices es coordinar las actividades y proteger a esos niños (de perjuicios o abusos físicos y mentales, descuido o trato negligente, tortura o abuso, incluido el abuso sexual) y permitir su rehabilitación; de ello se encargan organizaciones gubernamentales y no gubernamentales.